Good times

General Discussion
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Val Ching stand up riding his paipo at Waikiki Wall, 1963

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=6228857

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THAT was totally cool!

Thanks!

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Way cool Dale

Interesting how poorly the board trims for being so flat. Says a lot about bottom shapes and rockers.

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ok, that ends the how little volume can anyone ride. that looked like a sheet of ply wood and a fin

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way cool! i’m thinking too much fin for the board…

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Mahalo Dale!

good times indeed!

brought back alot of good memories of hanging out at the wall on weekends in the late 60’s as a boarding student trapped an the school on the hill above kalihi.

So many guys like that back then doing stuff on wooden paipos that Buttons would get credit for for being ahead of his time 20+ years later. Seen even more amazing stuff with guys body surfing panics using those little homemade wooden handboards back them too! Amazing what you can do with a simple piece of varathane coated plywood.

Mahalo!

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Thank you! That was some style… not many people look that good in the water.

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Slightly different plank but still amazing :

Source : http://www.tomwegenersurfboards.com/html/alaia2.html